If you were to describe the work of French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet in one word, it would be fun. Jeunet’s kooky visuals and slapstick humor harken back to the last whimsical ripples of the French New Wave. In his previous work, like surrealist dark comedy Delicatessen or manic pixie dream girl manifesto Amélie, his visuals perfectly suited the subject matter. When he tried his hand at sci-fi in Alien Resurrection, he was restrained by Joss Whedon’s script and the blockbuster machine.
